American singer, songwriter, pianist. Born: 21 February 1933 in Tryon, North Carolina, USA. Died: 21 April 2003 in Carry-le-Rouet, Bouches-du-Rhône, France (aged 70). Nina was giving piano recitals after playing at her local church at an early age. Her childhood piano lessons were funded by her mother's employer and a local fund set up by her music teacher, so impressed were they by her talent. She moved to Philadelphia aged 17, teaching piano and playing to raise the money for her studies at New York's renowned Juilliard School Of Music. To fund her family she worked in a bar in Atlantic City where she was also required to sing and built up a devoted following. She recorded Gershwin's "I Loves You Porgy" which became a US Top 40 hit and transported her to a bigger stage, performing at Carnegie Hall and the [l=Newport Jazz Festival]. Her repertoire went on to embrace numerous Civil Rights anthems, a movement for which she was a passionate and prominent supporter. She left the US in the 1970s, moving first to Barbados, and some other places, including Africa and the Netherlands, before eventually settling in France where she died from cancer in 2003. Mother of [a=Lisa Simone].

Released: 2017

Label: Jazz Wax Records

Country: Europe

Tracklist

A1	I Loves You Porgy	5:13
A2	Since My Lover Has Gone	3:56
A3	Black Is The Color Of My True Lover's Hair	3:42
A4	Loving' Woman	2:24
A5	Baubles, Bangles And Beads	3:22
A6	Since My Lover Has Gone #2	2:51
A7	If Only For Tonight	3:07
B1	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out	2:46
B2	Come On Back, Jack	2:21
B3	I Love To Love	5:25
B4	Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out #2	8:00
B5	I Want A Little Sugar In My Bowl	2:46
B6	Strange Fruit	3:28